Rute Xavier has a PhD in Management from Iscte in the fields of Strategy and Entrepreneurship. He has a master's degree in Finance (MiF) from CATÓLICA-LISBON and a bachelor's degree in economics from NOVA SBE. She is a Strategic Consultant and Executive Director at CEA. She teaches Consultancy and Strategy in the Master's degree in Management from CATÓLICA-LISBON and at the Lisbon MBA. Rute was a director of multinational organizations in the consultancy field for over 16 years.